Student Population at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

2023 Student PopulationUndergraduateGraduate
5,1624,443719
For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 5,162 students have enrolled in Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania with 4,443 undergraduate and 719 graduate students.
By gender, 2,401 male and 2,761 female students are attending the school.
It has much fewer students compared to similar colleges (9,858 students in average - public Master's College and University (larger programs)).
350 students are enrolled exclusively, and 51 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
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Student Population by Gender

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania has a total of 5,162 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 4,443 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 719 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 2,401 male and 2,761 female students (the male-female ratio is 47:53) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total5,1624,443719
Men2,4012,152249
Women2,7612,291470

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 3,790 White, 606 Black, and 82 Asian students out of a total of 5,162 are attending at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart (Academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American642
Asian823646
Black606326280
Hispanic349153196
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders110
White3,7901,7152,075
Two or more races228116112
Race Unknown372413
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American532
Asian673037
Black553303250
Hispanic313142171
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders110
White3,2381,5301,708
Two or more races20210795
Race Unknown301911
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American110
Asian1569
Black532330
Hispanic361125
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders---
White552185367
Two or more races26917
Race Unknown752

Student Age Distribution

By age, SU has 136 students under 18 years old and 5 students over 65 years old. There are 4,442 students under 25 years old, and 720 students over 25 years old out of 5,162 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 136 students are younger than 18 and 4 students are older than 65. SU has 4,205 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 238 students aged 25 and over.
It has 237 graduate students aged under 25 and 482 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 181369244
18-191,760933827
20-211,713887826
22-24833429404
25-29266143123
30-341538865
35-391176948
40-491258639
50-64543321
Over 65514
Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 181369244
18-191,760933827
20-211,706882824
22-24603263340
25-291205070
30-34442717
35-39251213
40-4924159
50-6421165
Over 65413
Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, 350 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 51 students are enrolled in some online courses.
322 students lived in Pennsylvania or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 28 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online CoursesEnrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students5,16235051
Undergraduate4,443609
Graduate71929042
Online Student Population by Locality
Pennsylvania ResidentsOther States in U.S.Outside of U.S.
All Students322244
Undergraduate60-0
Graduate262244

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 4,443 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 244 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.49%.214 students have transferred in as full-time status and 30 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Number of Students
Regular Full-time3,773
Transfer-in Full-time214
Regular Part-time426
Transfer-in Part-time30
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